Pensacola man gets life for attacking family

A Pensacola man convicted of physically assaulting a woman, her child and her neighbor has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a news release from the State Attorney's Office.

In November 2012, Jesse Akeem Johnson, 28, reportedly broke through the front window of an occupied residence and began punching and kicking a female resident, a news release from the State Attorney's Office said. The woman was able to flee to a bedroom where her five children were watching a movie, but Johnson reportedly forced his way inside before she could barricade the door.

Johnson reportedly continued to beat the woman until one of her children tried to intervene, the release said. Johnson reportedly slung the child into a wall by the hair.

The victim was able to help her youngest child climb out of a window, and the child reportedly ran to a neighbor's house for help.

Johnson reportedly followed the child to the neighbor's house, then punched the neighbor multiple times, knocking him to the ground, according to the release. He then fled the scene.

An Escambia County jury convicted of Johnson of burglary of a dwelling with battery, child abuse, battery and petit theft in March. He was sentenced today by Circuit Judge Gary Bergosh.

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